Open AccessThe Battle with COVID-19: Insight on External Intervention and Future Vaccination
Author(s) -
Ashraf S. Hakim,
Sohier M. Syame,
M. M. Shehata,
Ahmed Taha A. Sayed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
south asian journal of research in microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-1989
DOI - 10.9734/sajrm/2020/v7i230169
Subject(s) - battle , covid-19 , pandemic , medicine , vaccination , clinical trial , adverse effect , coronavirus , immunology , intensive care medicine , virology , pharmacology , disease , outbreak , history , archaeology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The battle against the pandemic novel coronavirus infection (namely COVID-19) that gravely hurts human health is a global mission for all humanity. Currently, there are no specific COVID-19 therapies; immune-suppressors as corticosteroids, protease inhibitor antivirals, monoclonal antibody analogues as well as prospective plasma therapy. Because of the possible adverse effects and continuous emerging doubts about the drugs combating COVID-19; certain medicinal plants and dietary herbs are potentially used to prevent or cure COVID-19. Nowadays investigations and clinical trials focused on development of safe and effective either drugs or vaccines to control even stop COVID-19 in near future. Providing comprehensive spotlights on virus pathogenesis, host cell interaction, immunological response, potential therapy, and vaccine emergence for COVID-19 is discussed in this article.